Minox DCC Leica M3 – The Mini Leica Styled Digital Camera

The German company Leica is a name steeped in tradition – the first ever practical 35mm was a Leica after all.

The original Leica M3 model was unveiled in 1954 (29 years after the first Leica camera) and was considered, at the time, wholly revolutionary and it would not be an exaggeration to credit this particular model as being the forerunner of SLRs as we know them today.

Now, thanks to Minox, you can own a beautifully crafted mini reproduction of the Leica M8 which fuses unmistakable Leica styling with up to the minute digital technology. (True Leica aficionados may well be scowling at the very thought of it, but its difficult not to see this as being a fitting tribute to the M3).

The , which measures in at a mere 7.4cm x4.7cm x 4.4cm, boasts a 3.2MP pixel sensor (5MP effective with interpolation), 4x digital zoom, 32MB of built in memory (expandable via an integral SD memory card slot), as well as USB connectivity and a 1.5 inch TFT display.

Admittedly, as far as specifications are concerned, it’s hardly jaw dropping, but it’s hardly been designed to serve as your primary camera. This is a fun, compact camera that, due to its diminutive proportions, is easy to carry and use for those every day captures of friends and family – a role in which we don’t doubt it would excel.

The Minox DCC Leica M3 Mini Digital Camera retails for ¥39,800, which is approximately $322 / £160 / €237 at the time of writing.